Are You Inconveniencing Yourself?
Coffee with Poh Meng Quek, an HR Leader at Times Publishing, is a refreshing and exciting experience. We chatted about the “mayhem” in the HR and people space. New terms created by humans, like Great Resignation, Reshuffle, Quiet Quitting and who knows how many more to come. It is like playing an online game, finishing […]
A Mind-Blowing Coffee Session!
I am so glad that I caught up for coffee with Kenneth Daniel TAN recently. It was a mind-blowing conversation. He is currently the President and SVP of Varian, a health tech company specialising in delivering innovative cancer care technologies. I love his “divine story and coincidence” in joining the medical industry during his […]
When Meaning At Work and Heart Surgery Collide!
I had a great time catching up and learning from Sanjay Prabhakaran, an experienced business leader in the healthcare industry. Formerly the President of Asia-Pacific of Hologic Inc, and currently a board of directors member with APAC Med. He is also the co-founder of Asia Mentors Circle (AMC), focusing on accelerating the growth of Global […]
We Caught Up For An Inconvenient Conversation
I recently caught up with Edwin Koh 许胜杰, the VP of Group Learning at Lazada, over a cup of hot chocolate. As he could not attend our #riseup conference, which we concluded recently, I decided to bring #riseup to him instead 🙂 While we have the convenience of catching up over zoom, we decided to […]
I Was Sleeping At The Void Deck for 365 Days!
At the recent RISEUP Conference, I spoke with my RISEUP keynote – 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗨𝗣. 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗨𝗣! It recounts my traumatic experience of the severe infection that left me handicapped without medical help and how I survived the first 365 days till the first solution appeared. If you are curious, this is my RISEUP Story: https://riseupglobal.co/2022/08/05/i-disappear-from-the-stage-for-3-full-years/ […]
I Disappear from the Stage for 3 Full Years!
Hi there! I am Joseph, the Founder of RISEUP! Here is a short story about me. In 2019, I came down with a severe infection beyond medical science’s help. Overnight, the infection left me handicapped as I could not use both my hands. I lost everything I had built for the past 16 years, and on […]
Are We Blindly Conditioning Our Happiness?
I recently attended a prophetic art session where one task was to paint blindfolded. It was a superb exciting experience where you paint not by sight but by faith! And Isn’t it interesting that we all have to live our life by faith, not knowing how it would unfold? It was a teetering process when […]
If You Don’t Have The Water Bottle, You Are Not Leading
I was once a Peace Keeper under the United Nations Peace Keeping Mission in Timor Leste. And there are many times we must trek through mountainous terrain to detect suspicious activities. This time, we stopped for a rest, and we passed a water bottle around, and it reached our commander first. But no, we did […]
We Are Not That Really Smart
What should have taken at least the next 10 to 15 years to become a norm is happening now. Virtual conversation became a norm in less than one month. Online consumption became a norm in less than one month. Working from home became a norm in less than one month. 01: #SUBTRACTION IS AN […]
Mind Setting, Not Goal Setting
We’ve all been told that setting goals is the key to success in life and in our careers. And yes, having specific targets to work towards is certainly important – it gives us direction and allows us to measure our progress. But simply setting goals is not enough on its own to succeed. What really […]
